Telegram-herald., 1887-08-15
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stature he sesmz Ike solitary relic eff
% modern eivlzag.on q tie old tiaaes
when msn csfrisd thsif entire bsioaziags
about on TIER backs from toWa to teTo.
xad railroads we're n0t Yei sat be Fsnli1ds
~ the German wander D-fsena = %. ~LlA
als pack on lis shoulders aai cls st31 ia
as Azad tsayerssd tie counlFy ~ perfect
b. l4self IA BIS trade
TIE scissors grinder. familiar figure on
the streets q GfAnc Rapids. and in tact IA
ali large cities. has eeen "a institution ever
s.aes tas nFsG pair Of scissors rss made.
Whether or Rot. be Always loamed about
the cities as be does here ia thA country.
soliciting p&fronazs aud hsTsiding MS com
0k with the merry tukle Of MS bel, Is not
ot much consequences. Certain lt ., hoN-
ever that Insignificant ana Quasslnias as
hs appears, be Is cae % ths personages that
We a8nld never he without. To the high
est ani the lowest he Is al absolute neces-
I sily. aad the town that Is sitaOaf Icls.
soFs grinder nGss Pesi0gce DC a 0fetcheely
duh one.
/ He hsunts the busy streets, where the
I pretty dry goods ard millinery clerks smile
sNsetly upon hiIa "a they give him their
shears 10 sharpen; be Is a Nelcome visitor
/ ln the editorial sanctum. where the scissors
gsow rapidly duil from cutting bond cOu-
/ pols. hr chats with young matrOns over
| ths gate while fixing their household shears,
and be plays all manner OF tricks for the
/ benefit and Amusement OF children. Some
/ Or these tricks are quite interesting for IN
stance, when be swallows the silver quarter
/ hs has earned and shows it 10 the young
sters sticking In his throat. Then he blows
I his nose and presto from out that organ
( comes the coin bright and serene. 10 the
wondering delight Of his acIniring audi
/ euce.
he has usually very cheerful tempera-
nent. though his appearance makes the
/ impression OF a settled melancholy lie
seldom smiles while trOtting through the
streets, bat the gay sound of his bell has a
/ Ioyial. happy-go-lGcky note about u that
makes one feel as II the person ringing e IS
good sort of fellow. And when his foot
Is on the treadie and the wheel goes whir-
| ring and the sparks It's up mernly. Then
| his whole countena2ce reiaxes and be looks
a. good humOfed as he really Is The pros
peCs of tee may have something ~ do
with that, of course, but the jolly noise OF
4 his wheel, and the whiz OF the sparks, seem
| 70 brighten his whole face.
Life may be, and doubtedlv is. as poor
Aant2line said, "a deminition horrid grind
TO him, but he taxes It very easy, accepting
| cheerfully what good luck he has and re-
| signedly the inevitable bad. Prosperity ap-
! parently seldom attends him in his long
| walks. fortune never knocks his grinding
machine OF his back. for be usually has 10
| carry il through life IL is only once in
| a great while one sees n shears thaTpner
| with his machine on q wagon drawn by a
| horse. Like a patient and rnmurmuring
camel he bears his formidable burden
through the desert OF life, and not until
age. the last straw, is laid upon him, does
he give up. Contented and uncomplaining
he goes on his way. through the crowded
| thOroughfares. the avenues and the alleys.
The quiet "ung, ting ting" Of his little bell
is heard amid the turmoil snd din and he is
treated with friendly kindness by young
and old, rich and poor alike. The fashion
able dressmaker cutting her satins and vel
vets for bridal trosseaus, needs hiN; the
proud lady, working at her exquisite EN-
broideries, requires his services: the deep
thinking editor who moulds public opinion
needs him. and SO. though his path through
life Is a wearisome one. aud his back be
comes prematurely bent from the weight o
his machine, the knowledge of how i'm
portant and necessary, however insignih
cant q factor he is IN this busy world, keep:
him cheerful and contented.